TftD #11

The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don't tell you what to see.

-- Alexandra Trenfor

Richard Feynman's Ode to a Flower

I'm not sure which came first, Feynman's take or Richard Dawkins' Unweaving the Rainbow (or perhaps they are complementary but independent), but this is a beautiful illustration of a perspective that's always resonated with me.

TftD #10

Thought for the Day:

A deep, unwavering belief is a sure sign you're missing something.

-- Unknown

TftD #9

Thought for the Day:

When I went to school I did not learn anything much which I now remember, except for this hidden message:

Every major problem in life has already been solved; because I'm a kid, I don't yet know the answers; the answers are in the teacher's head, or in the textbook; the aim of education is to transfer the answers from the teacher to me.

That hidden message from my school, I eventually realized, was not only crippling, it was wrong.

The world is not an unsolved puzzle, waiting for the occasional genius to unlock its secrets. The world is an empty space waiting to be filled. That realization changed my life. I did not have to wait and watch for the puzzles to be solved, I could jump into the space myself.

It is more exciting to know that you are creating a world than to feel you are merely replicating it.

-- Ricardo @ wakeuptiger.blogspot.com

Our Pale Blue Dot (CSagan)

It's home.  The only one we (currently) have.

TftD #8

Thought for the Day:

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.

-- English Proverb

TftD #7

Thought for the Day:

Q: What does love mean?

A: When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You know that your name is safe in their mouth.

-- Billy, age 4